Preethi Eco Plus

Well, I can't say how satisfied our entire family is with this mixer grinder. It is well built. The motor has overload protection feature. And the stainless steel jars are very well made. The lids slide into and out of the jars seamlessly. It'll be two years this September since we bought it and is still running great. The quality is almost as good as the grinders that we get in India. All Indians in USA should know that the quality of the Indian grinders we get here is not on par with what we get in India. Again, before buying this grinder, I bought a piece of junk called Preethi Blue Leaf from East West USA Store, fulfilled by Amazon and that grinder is in this link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004XO1JZE/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Stay away from it in USA unless you know that you are buying it shipped and sold by Amazon or at least fulfilled by Amazon, so that you can be sure that you can return it with no questions asked in case you get a piece of junk like how we got. I'm lucky I bought that as fulfilled by Amazon. Otherwise it would have been $170 down the drain. We were so dejected with that item that we hesitated to buy any grinder for our Indian Kitchen for a while until my mother from India advised us that we can't go wrong with this Eco Plus Grinder. Took her advise and bought it. No worries since then. To name a few, we make: 1. Idly batter, 2. Various kinds of Dosa batters like Minapattu, Pesarattu Guntur Style, Thick Pesarattu North Coastal Andhra Style 3. Gravies for Koormas, Mutter Paneer, etc 4. All kinds of Andhra chutnies like Beerakaya chutney, Vankaaya chutney, Gongura chutney, Tomato chutney, Palli chutney for Dosa and Idly, Mixed Palli-Putnaalu-Kobbari chutney for Dosa and Idly, Kobbari pacchadi for white rice, Kandhi pacchadi (a Guntur delicacy made from roasted toor daal), 5. Various powders like Sambar Powder, Chaaru Powder, Nuvvula podi, my Mother's Special Podi for Vankaaya koora, Putnaala podi, Kamma podi, Gunturu Kaarappodi.... You name it, we make it. The same stuff I used to enjoy in my good old Guntur in India. Thanks to Amazon for bringing a smile on all our faces here in USA. I bought it sold and shipped by Amazon unlike some other unlucky buyers who got their hands burnt by dealing with General Elect, Gandhi Electronics etc. They are all con and scam artists. Unapologetic to the core! Take a bow, Preethi Eco Plus and Amazon!

I have read all the bad reviews for this mixer here on Amazon and I figured out the reason why some of them were giving it a bad review. The reason for the bad review: "switches off every 1 minute" is that the mixer cannot handle the quantity that you are trying to blend because the mixer motor is not equipped to handle such heavy loads. Its a 550 watts motor vs the 750 watts motor that we get in India which is much more powerful. Like many others who have already mentioned, put half the amount of the container capacity, you are good to go. If not its going to switch off every minute with weird sounds because of the overload (personal experience) which will require you to reset the motor. My mother is here from India and I asked to test mixer with all the 3 jars, speeds and loads. This review is based on her experience. She made chutneys and idli batter the same day the mixer arrived. She has the same Preethi Eco Plus mixer back in India which can handle much heavier loads than mine because of the above mentioned reason (wattage). As for the bad reviews about receiving a used mixer, some speeds not working, I don't have an explanation. They seem to be genuine issues. I give it a 4 star because I still haven't located the warranty paper. An appliance costing so much must be covered under warranty for at least 2 years. If I do locate the warranty paper then I will come back and give it a 5 star. Oct 30, 2012 I mailed Great Elect about the warranty card for the mixer they got back to me saying that the mixer comes with a 1 year warranty given by Preethi. Since there is a warranty I am giving this mixer a 5 star. The following is what I received in response to my query about the warranty. I will keep this review up to date if I face any issues with the mixer. Me: Hi, I bought a Preethi mixer and my order number is <order number> . I did not find a warranty card with my mixer and was wondering if you provide any at all? Response from Great Elect: Yes, we can provide you with a 1 year warranty that is provided from Preethi. It seems you have purchased this order from seller "Gandhi Appliances". You will not need any warranty card, and your order number will be enough. If you have any issues with your mixer, jars, or accessories needed, please contact us and we will send you the address for the Service Center in Chicago. There is no need for a warranty card. Feel free to contact us for further information. Regards, Support Great Elect

I was worried reading about the old reviews here. But I still went and purchased the ECO Plus Mixer. The packaging was good and delivered promptly. BTW, I received a new product and not an old one like some of the buyers did. I started using it riteaway and after a couple of try's it stopped working. I read the manual for resetting it and realised that since the lid was too flimzy , i had to keep pressing it with my hands and because of this there was extra load on the mixer. I then resetted it and put only a little pressure just enough to keep the lid closed and it worked like a charm. However its too early to say anything. I will keep using it to make idly dough and will update this review in a few months. Just wanted to update the review. The product still works like a charm. I make Dosa mix every week, sometimes due to overload i have to push the red/reset button, other than that I love this product. Would definitely recommend.

After 8 months to date, Great Elect has sent me an email stating that they will offer me a free mixer if I remove this review. Their email quote "We would like all of our customers that have received mixers in bad condition to reconsider there thoughts on Preethi." which basically means there are bunch of other customers they have shipped this used mixer and now offering free mixer to get the reviews removed. I responded back to them that I dont care for their mixer and would rather leave the feedback as is. They came back again stating that they will make it "worth while" if I modify the review to say how good their customer service is 1. They care for those of us who bought only because we have left them bad reviews 2. They have quoted that Preethi as a company had shipped them these used/refurbished & uncleaned jars. Now they have resolved the packaging issues it seems. You would be better off begging someone to bring some mixer from India rather then buying it through Great elect. There are some stores in NJ selling it for $20 more and they provide support as well. My advise still is to AVOID GREAT ELECT AT ANY COST. If it was not for Amazon, I would not have gotten my money back from this shaddy company. _________________________________ We bought a new mixer but we were shipped used one. We see visible scratches on the mixer body. There are scratches on the bottom the mixer. The jars are used and cleaned. Powder dusts from the last usage is showing on the lid. There are scratches on the handle apart from its color shade due to its age. All associated parts are wrapped in a plastic cover to look authentic but "GREAT_ELECT/Great Elect Inc" has not realized that the items have rust on them. It is more like Great Cheats than Great Electronics. The box came opened, I knew since that moment that it was used, I took some pictures to send to Amazon and possibly to share the picture with other potential buyers. I dont know about you, but I am not interested in eating food from some one else's used plate. I happy that this order was fulfilled by Amazon which made the return easy, if it was from these cheats, I would end up paying for the return. These guys are possibly buying used mixer from India and selling it through Amazon. I wish Amazon would block these guys from selling NEVER BUY from GREAT_ELECT/Great Elect Inc - SELLING USED ITEMS

Perfect for Indian kitchen. Noise level is on par with other grinders. I expect it to be durable based on the number of households using it — 1 crore plus. We have tried green chutney, coconut chutney, green chili paste, ginger paste so far and have come out better than expected. We also have Vitamix grinder and this beats it for every item that we have tried so far. Material is plastic and is comparable to other mixies.

Pros: It can be easily repaired. Best for lightweight usage. One of the Indian Blenders. Stainless steel jars when compared to typical plastic flimsy jars. Cons: Light quality cannot be used for heavy operations, such as Ninja. The blades need to be redesigned, the blades are flimsy and pretty simple, and need to have more leaves on the blades. Not grinding completely as the blades are too low for crushing. When I grinded masala, the cardamom, ginger and garlic are not crushed completely. The lids are not spill-resistant, so you have to hold the lid. The quality of the stainless steel (jar and blades) can be upgraded, as it is too delicate and thin and flimsy metal. Update : I attempted to grind about one pound of mustard seeds into a fine powder. Initially, the blender performed well, but as the grinding progressed, the motor began to struggle and eventually shut off. This suggests that the 550-watt motor is suitable only for light, short-duration grinding and not for prolonged or heavy loads. Based on this experience, I have concerns about the unit’s ability to handle dense tasks such as batter grinding without placing excessive stress on the motor. For future upgrades, I would recommend considering a higher-wattage motor to better support heavy-duty and extended grinding applications.

This mixer is just perfect for our needs. The mixer came packaged in its original box, with all parts neatly arranged and all contents clearly accounted for in a list of contents. Moreover, there was a clear well-written manual and set of instructions, as well as a DVD-manual. Instructions for first-use were also mentioned clearly. This mixer was specifically meant for use in the US (plugs into a 110V outlet). All jars were easy to put together and the mixer overall works great! Grinding of spices, chutneys, lentils, etc. is so much quicker and easier because of this powerful mixer - much better than the typical blenders that are available in supermarkets like Target/Walmart and the likes. It's been about a month of use with this mixer and we have experienced no issues (overheating, broken coupler, broken blade, and such) so far. Mixer appears quite sturdy and the suction cups at the bottom ensure a very strong hold on the counter - as a result the mixer doesn't vibrate or move about much even when run at the highest grind setting. Overall, very happy with the purchase and would highly recommend the product and the seller.

I make a lot of Indian food with lots of coconut gratings and spices almost everyday. The following is the easiest way that I found out to grate coconut. I learned it through trial and error and it works out very well for me. 1. I brought a Preethi Eco Plus Mixer Grinder (3 jar). Preethi Eco Plus Mixer Grinder I use the smallest jar to actually grate the coconut. Even though the machine's name is grinder, you can actually use it to grate the coconut chunks to fine gratings. You can actually decide the size of the grating (from very fine grating to smaller grating) depending on the amount of time that you grind. The bigger jars can be used for other purposes. It's easy to use and very easy to clean. 2. I also brought The Coconut Tool Stainless Steel Coconut Meat Removal Knife. The Coconut Tool Stainless Steel Coconut Meat Removal Knife With this, after opening the coconut , you can carve out small chunks of coconut. Also you don't waste much of the coconut flesh. Almost always you can carve out almost the entire white flesh. Make sure you use small chunks of coconut to grind by cutting the bigger chunks to smaller pieces. Thus it will grind better and there is less chance of bigger chunks left behind after grating. Please watch some youtube videos to see how you can open the hard shell of coconut with ease. I dislike the readymade grating which you can get from shops. The greatest thing about making your own coconut grating is that is fresh and healthy.

Very Good quality, it works nicely and do the job. Using it from last many years without any trouble. This model is suitable for 110 Volt line supply in Canada

Fantastic quality and does the job well. I use this almost daily and the durability is fantastic in comparison to other brands

I love, love, LOVE my new kitchen toy. I killed our blender and our food processor is on its last leg. A friend of mine recommended the Preethi and I am so impressed already! I made some spruce tip salt and spruce tip sugar today and it minced up the tips like nothing. Absolutely love the ease of use and I am so happy it came with some spare parts. What western company sends you spare parts with your purchase? None that I can think of! You need this in your life! I’m vegan and I just know this is going to make the BEST cashew sour cream.

It’s good product I used past one month from Canada 🇨🇦 but I purchased Indian Amazon it’s worth of money

I purchased this while in India for US purpose . I have started using the mixer it is good . Earlier I had same model used it for 8 yrs had to go for new one since jars wore out . I choose same model this time too . Motor sounds like a vacuum cleaner at home . Otherwise good for Indian cooking . I wish there were more models/colors/designs to choose from . Overall serves the need .